43-22362 El Lobo

media-13498.png UPL 13498 Sgt. David A. Richards.

Printed caption on reverse:
Armament Gunner Sgt. David A. Richards 669th Bombardment Squadron, 449th Bombardment Group.
6-4-1924 / 12-22-2008
A26"D" Douglas Invader "EL LOBO"
Tail fin #322362
Squadron ID #2AK

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Object Number - UPL 13498 - Sgt. David A. Richards. Printed caption on reverse: Armament Gunner Sgt. David A. Richards 669th Bombardment Squadron, 449th Bombardment...

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An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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The fuselage code for 669 Bomb Squadron is 2A. Thus, the code would be 2A-K. Allied planes used letters, not numbers. -Invader Historical Foundation

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466th BG Historian

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466th BG Historian

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ContributorAAMB Memory Book
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Aircraft detail added c/o Don L. Magargee (Cousin of David A. Richards), via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

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